Rotations
What does rotation cause?
Day and Night
What does the Earth revolve around?
The sun
If Australia was in spring Equinox right now,what would we be in?
Fall Equinox
The moon rotates on its axis once every ___ days
29.5
When does high tide occur?
12 hours and 25 minutes apart
Which direction does the Earth spin on its axis?
Counter clockwise
How long does it take for the Earth revolve around the Sun?
365 Days
Complete the analogy rotation;day axis;
Seasons
The moon revolves around the Earth once every ___days
27.3
During which two lunar phases do Spring Tides occur?
Full moon and New Moon
The Earth makes ___ rotation everyday
One
What month has the shortest distance between the Earth and Sun?
January
In the situation that the Earths axis towards the sun what season is it?
Summer
The moon shines because ____ is reflected off its surface
sunlight
What causes tides?
Gravitational pull of moon
As the Earth ___ around the sun it ____ on its axis
revolves / rotates
What month has the furthest distance between the Earth and the Sun?
July
If America is experiencing 14 hours of day light what season is it in Argentina?
Winter
What comes after the full moon?
Waning Gibbous
A ____ tide occurs when the sun is at a right angle to the line between Earth and the Moon
Neap
What is solar day?
The time it takes for the Earth to rotate on its axis
What is an astronomical unit?
The average distance from the Earth to the Sun
Describe the differences in day light through seasonal variation between places near the Equator and Polar regions
Places near the Equator experience little seasonal variation and have about the same amount of day light and darkness through the year,Polar regions experience seasonal variation and the amount of daylight changes dramatically between summer and winter
What side does the moon start to shine?
The right side
The bulge of water on the side of the Earth closest to the moon produces ____
High tide